Windows Phone 7: All you need to know
Want to know more about Windows Phone 7, what the OS offers and what devices and networks it will be appearing on?

Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 7 to much fanfare. But what does this next-generation OS have to offer and what is all the fuss about?
This handy guide - which we'll update as and when more news, reviews and commentary becomes available - will help you work out what's hot and what's not about Windows Phone 7. Of course, if there's something you want to read about and we haven't got it here, get it touch at comments@itpro.co.uk. and tell us what other Windows Phone 7 content you'd like to see on the site.
Take a look at our top 10 roundup of the best business features you'll find on Windows Phone 7.
Hands on
Earlier in the year at South by Southwest in Texas, we got to play with with Windows Phone 7. Now that it's out in the wild so to speak, we'll be bringing you full reviews of the OS and the raft of handsets it will be available on as soon as we can. For now, refresh your memory of what it looked like back then with our Windows Phone 7 hands-on preview.
If you'd rather see the OS in action, take a look at sister site PC Pro's exclusive preview with Microsoft's mobile and OS lead product manager Will Coleman.
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